The Pueblo Revolt and reconquest affected and transformed the geography and government for the Pueblos. With this Revolt, the town governments had finally all been established, but under the close supervision of the friars. With this close watch, the Indians were allowed to elect a gobernadorcillo (petty governor), an alguacil (sheriff), as well as several mayordomos (ditch bosses), sacristans, and fiscales (church wardens).
After this reconquista the structure of the town government changed dramatically. The Pueblo’s finally had control and made changes. With this came the switch between the Pueblo’s and the Spanish. No longer did the Indians have to respond to the friars. They did not have depend on the friars for elections either. The group that came out most powerful from this were the caciques and the medicine men who controlled the traditional order. The Pueblo-Spanish relationship really evolved from all of this. As we discussed in Chapter 1, the relationship between peace and violence and law and force were all described by the Inside and Outside Chief. Each chief representing a different aspect. In Chapter 2 we discussed the how the Pueblo’s were defeated by the Spanish. The Spanish took on the roles of the different chiefs. Even though the Pueblo’s were defeated they protected their culture and that brought them out on top.
Before the Pueblo Revolt, the Indians were required to perform tribute labors for the population, which was in the hands of the governor to organize and deliver. The role of the governor played a major role in the organization of labor drafts within the “conservatives” and the “progressives”. This led to the Pope and his “conservatives” defeating the Spanish. The goal was to destroy the culture influence the Spanish had on the Pueblo community. After this the town had numerous innovations and were not willing to surrender, which led to a decrease in population for the Pueblo’s.
Finally the Christian faith had contact with the Pueblo’s and transformed the Pueblo’s religious beliefs. I did not find this as shocking to me, because it was emphasized in Chapter 1 that the Pueblo’s sacred fetishes, dances, prayers, and rituals at any one time were those of lineages living together. With new lineages joining towns, new gods were incorporated into the native pantheon.
Jenifer Ann Bohn
After this reconquista the structure of the town government changed dramatically. The Pueblo’s finally had control and made changes. With this came the switch between the Pueblo’s and the Spanish. No longer did the Indians have to respond to the friars. They did not have depend on the friars for elections either. The group that came out most powerful from this were the caciques and the medicine men who controlled the traditional order. The Pueblo-Spanish relationship really evolved from all of this. As we discussed in Chapter 1, the relationship between peace and violence and law and force were all described by the Inside and Outside Chief. Each chief representing a different aspect. In Chapter 2 we discussed the how the Pueblo’s were defeated by the Spanish. The Spanish took on the roles of the different chiefs. Even though the Pueblo’s were defeated they protected their culture and that brought them out on top.
Before the Pueblo Revolt, the Indians were required to perform tribute labors for the population, which was in the hands of the governor to organize and deliver. The role of the governor played a major role in the organization of labor drafts within the “conservatives” and the “progressives”. This led to the Pope and his “conservatives” defeating the Spanish. The goal was to destroy the culture influence the Spanish had on the Pueblo community. After this the town had numerous innovations and were not willing to surrender, which led to a decrease in population for the Pueblo’s.
Finally the Christian faith had contact with the Pueblo’s and transformed the Pueblo’s religious beliefs. I did not find this as shocking to me, because it was emphasized in Chapter 1 that the Pueblo’s sacred fetishes, dances, prayers, and rituals at any one time were those of lineages living together. With new lineages joining towns, new gods were incorporated into the native pantheon.
Jenifer Ann Bohn